Did somebody say science fiction doesn't do hard-hitting
social satire any more? Here, Robert Zubrin, best known for his Mars
Direct mission design (see The Case for Mars) turns his
acid pen (caustic keyboard?) toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
with plenty of barbs left over for the absurdities and platitudes
of the War on Terrorism (or whatever). This is a novel which will
have you laughing out loud while thinking beyond the bumper-sticker
slogans mouthed by politicians into the media echo chamber.